Santosh Kumar Soni v. Mahesh Pratap Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 petition, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 24, Matter No. 2104 of 2026; petitioner Santosh Kumar Soni (counsel Aviral Srivastava) v. respondent Mahesh Pratap Singh; seeks quashing of trial-court order dated 21.02.2025 in Regular Suit No. 221/2020 (Mahesh Pratap Singh vs. Rakesh Kumar Gupta) and appellate Civil Appeal Order dated 22.12.2025 in Civil Appeal No. 13/2025 (Rakesh Kumar vs. Mahesh Kumar Gupta), and a direction to expedite disposal of the suit pending before Civil Judge Junior Division (C.D.), Gonda per Section 20(C) of the Specific Relief Act; single bench of Chandra Dhari Singh, J.; notice issued returnable at an early date; steps within a week; listed 22.05.2026; interim/interlocutory order only.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notice ordered to the respondent, returnable at an early date; steps to be taken within a week; case listed on 22.05.2026. No decision recorded on the prayers for quashing the two orders or for a direction under Section 20(C) of the Specific Relief Act.